United States, Jan. 13 -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) issued its first Amazonia Bond of 2026, raising a record 1 billion Australian dollars - the Bank's largest-ever single-tranche bond in the Australian dollar market - to finance sustainable development projects across the Amazon region.This is the second transaction under the Amazonia Bond program launched in 2025, building on the Bank's strategy of tapping the full power of capital markets to support conservation, economic opportunity, and community development in the Amazon.The bond is structured under the Amazonia Bond Issuance Guidelines, co-developed by the IDB and the World Bank, and the IDB's Sustainable Debt Framework, ensuring strict standards for use of proceeds, i...